Going Home: A Novel

Many prepare for bugging in or bugging out but what if you aren't home and shtf? First thought is to get home. The story is fast paced and realistic to what may happen after a soler flare or emp.

Must be good can’t get it back. I like it too.

I have not yet had the opportunity to read this book, though it comes highly recommended by many of my friends and I look forward to reading it. My understanding when ordering was that I was purchasing a new book. The book that I received however (being a soft cover) has creases in both the front and back covers, the corners are slightly bent at the top and there is some staining on the outside edges of the pages. I feel the need to go through it page by page to ensure none are missing. (Update)>After close inspection the book I received though appearing to be in less than new condition was fully intact for reading. A great read and I followed up by ordering the remaining 11 books in this series.

Great book arrived quick !!

Easy read that makes you want to read it all again.

Captivating and informative. The book immerses you into the story. Hard to put down. Look forward to reading the second book.

I'd say this review is more of a 3.75 review, but I didn't want to round up to a 4 star review and say that I loved it. This is a good book. I've read so many reviews that say it is a well written book. It is not. I read a review that said there was very little profanity in this book. Curse words are absolutely everywhere, and while I don't really think that these people would go around saying "Goshdarnit", I don't see how anyone can say this a a clean book language-wise. I may not be a story editor, but the grammar errors are egregious, as they are with most authors of this genre. However, the author can certainly tell a story ( that doesn't forgive improper grammar) and it was a compelling story. I am tempted to dismiss the language problems since I am one of the few that care about language and grammar, but our language is one of our defining characteristics of our culture and our community. The inability to write and speak properly reflects badly on all of us. I'm not perfect, but I do know what an objective pronoun is and I know how to make subject and verbs agree. I will continue to hold published authors to a higher standard when communicating through the written word. So, Mr A. American, you get dinged on this review because you didn't pay attention to your 5th grade grammar teacher.I read a modicum of prepper fiction. Partly because it is almost never well written and also, it winds me up. I get upset and want to buy whatever the author used in the book or maybe a pallet of rice Super Pails. Books like "Going Home" give me what I call 'crisis fatigue". You have 20 pages of crisis and two paragraphs of normalcy, or humor, or someone did something that restores faith in humanity. Then another chapter of crisis after crisis after crisis. I'm not saying this is necessarily misplaced, but I do get tired of the high octane, testosterone-driven, go-go-go, blow-it-up, shoot-it-up adventure. I start to watch the page counter on my tablet to see how much further we have to go to get this guy home and also wonder what else can be thrown at any of the characters.I picked this book based on a review by a Prepper blogger that I follow and I pretty much NEVER buy a book over ten dollars. I just don't believe that it costs that much to produce an e-book and deliver it by internet. I'm also not sure that the author gets a higher percentage of what would be excessive profit for the publishing house. But, I was looking for something different and I bought it at the ridiculous price of $12.92. All of the books in the series are over $10 and they most certainly are not worth the elevated price, but I will probably read them all anyway. I'll buy one a month, maybe.I've dinged this book for grammar, crisis fatigue and price. What did I like about it? Well, he's got some pretty good ideas on gear. I'm not a knife person. I'd rather have a gun in a fight, but he shows other uses for knives that make me rethink that position. That's really why we read this type of fiction anyway. What is he doing that I'm not doing? What does he know that I don't know? What skill does he have that I don't have? As a woman, the prepper series, "The Journal" by Deborah D. Moore, speaks to me more. However, food prep isn't going to do much good if you are stranded a thousand miles from home, or 250 as was the case in this book. Even with crisis fatigue, it is important to think about what you would do in these circumstances. It's important to role play along with the author, in my opinion. That is what these books do for people like me and that is why they are valuable tools. Even with the foul language, I will encourage my children (all adults, btw) to read this book.In the end, my recommendation is to buy the book. Read the book. Decide how you will respond to the book. All other criticism aside, that's my bottom line.

My husband and I have been interested in basic survival preparedness skills for about six years now. We aren't of the TV "Preppers" variety, primarily because as a Tiny House duo, we don't have the space. Had we the space, we don't have the money to invest in all the things necessary to honestly survive were there an EMP or a pandemic, for example. Instead, we do what we can. We read. We research. We invest intelligently and we leave what's out of our hands to rest.We've been readers of horror as a couple for our twenty-one years together. Going Home, however, will be only the second Survivalist book we've read. I won't bore you with a yet another plot summary - many have already provided that sort of thing. I'll tell you about our response to Going Home. I'll disclose upfront that we're both recently turned 40, and represent Average America. We're at neither end of the political extreme. With that said, here goes…A solid interest in basic emergency survival is necessary to get through the first chapter in the book, and here's why - A. American chose to make his character a prepper. Preppers can get lost in the description of their equipment. And believe me when I tell you there is a lot of equipment and supplies. A. American wants to tell the reader about all of them. At times, repeatedly. On the one hand, I understand why this is. Just as men who love football can and do talk about the sport in great detail, preppers enjoy talking supplies. They want to feel they're prepared and others to see how prepared they are. How else do you do this without a detailed description of every item you've procured? Offering up a detailed list of your prep seems to be the way a prepper showcases his skill - in the selection of things.Another prepper would enjoy the supply detail list, but for the average American, this material feels a bit dense. It also alienates those not already hardcore survivalists. Many of us would like to see, by way of a well-written book, what would happen to the average American Joes, were something terrible to happen. Reading of how survivalists will outlive us all and why can be a good read, but being able to read what the rest of us will do to survive would interest an even greater demographic, I think.Hang in there beyond the first chapter. We chose to. It's an interesting read. I'm not telling you this is the finest work I've read, but is it meant to be? As I've written of Tufo, I don't think every movie need be Oscar-worthy to be a terrific film; similarly, I don't think every book need be flawless in order for it to be worthwhile and solidly enjoyable.My husband was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was six years old. It's obvious why I'd have a fear of losing power and access to doctors and medicine for him. It is because of him that I'm drawn to the survivalist subject. We're enjoying A. American's offering with Going Home, but I'll be first in line to purchase books written where the focus is on how the common [unprepared] man will navigate the seemingly impossible obstacles he faces, should something - anything - bring an end to the world as we know it.We're enjoying the book, A. American.

A. American is exactly the type of writer I like, straight, to the point and angry as h...! I love it. The whole series is a winner in my mind.Tony Mastrolacasa, Author, EMP: Collateral Darkness.

Echt ein wirklich guter Roman! Nicht nur von der Erzählung, sondern auch auf die im Buch bezogenen Hinweise zu Krisenvorsorge (Prepping).Wer sich hierzu weiterbilden möchte, aber keine Lust auf dröge Anleitungen und Beschreibungen hat, dann macht er mit diesem Buch nichts falsch.Ganz im Gegenteil es ist echt fesselnd!Jedoch sind gute Englischkenntnisse eine Voraussetzung für dieses Buch, da der Verfasser auch viel Umgangssprache und Mundarten verwendet.

The worlds gone to pot and no zombies, Well this book had me griped from the first chapter, I normally read zombie style books, but I gave this a go and I'm now hooked. I cant wait to sse where these books go. Recomended to anyone who likes this style of story. So much detail and the characters just walk of the page. Thankyou.

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre dès le début. Nous n'avons pas à faire à un warrior, mais à un homme ordinaire qui cherche à rentrer chez lui.

Bought for a friend,who tells me its a great read & wants number 2,im sure there are 6 in all.